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Children's Therapy and Family Resource Centre
(CTFRC) Phone: 250-371-4100
Provides therapy and support services to children who require extra support, birth to 19 years, using a community based, outreach model.Programs for Children 1 to 6 include:
Early Intervention Program
- Physiotherapy promotes physical development and movement.
- Occupational Therapy helps children to be successful in daily functional activities such as toileting, dressing, eating, sleeping, school readiness, attention and play
- Speech and Language Services improves understanding and listening skill, as well as talking.
- Family Resources services include identifying community and provincial resources, workshops, counselling, lending cupboard of equipment, adaptive living devices, library of books and videos.
- Supported Child Development works with community care providers to support the involvement of children in their neighborhood early childhood setting.
Early Intensive Behaviour Intervention Program (EIBI)
- Provides intensive one-on-one intervention and therapy services for pre-school children, diagnosed with Autism.
Autism Diagnostic Clinic
- Provides diagnostic and referral services
White Buffalo Aboriginal Health Society and Resource Centre
#211 - 750 Cottonwood Ave.
Kamloops, BC
p: (250) 554-1176 f:(250) 554-1157
We are family-centered and Services offered may include:
- Identify Aboriginal infants and children who have development delays or a disability.
- To provide support, consultation and provide training opportunities for families, with special needs children.
- Information classes for parents to participate in such as music and ways of enhancing early brain development.
- We make referrals to specialized services such as Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy
- The Baby Eagle Program is designed to support children from birth to 12, who require extra supports, for inclusive child care.
- In partnership with the family, child care settings, and communities to determine the extra support needed to successfully include a child in a child care setting chosen by the parents, within their community.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 March 2008 )
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